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In the past, best practices dictated that only ecommerce sites necessitated HTTPS encryption. Other sites that were not gathering credit card information or other sensitive data were developed using HTTP. That has all changed over the past year. Google has strongly advocated that sites adopt HTTPS encryption, the industry standard for ensuring the security and integrity of data traveling between a website and browser. Next month, Chrome will begin to mark all pages…

Last week, there was brute-force login attack targeted at WordPress websites, a popular publishing platform. An estimated 17% of sites worldwide use the platform and its popularity makes it a constant subject of attempts to exploit vulnerabilities. This particular case is a brute force attempt at a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. In particular, if you have “admin” as your username, change it and make you’re using a strong password. Do…

Back in early June, Google came out with recommendations for building smartphone-optimized websites in a way that gives both computer and smartphone optimized sites the best chance of performing well in Google search. What is it and why use it? Responsive web design is a technique that keeps your desktop and mobile content on a single URL with different experiences depending on the device. Design-wise, we create variations of each…

Here are four simple and often-overlooked tools that provide a foundation for understanding how your site is being used and for making more informed decisions for search engine optimization. Google Analytics This free online service from The Big G allows you to measure traffic and visitor behavior quite easily. It’s got tons of advanced sections for slicing and dicing whatever you might need to know. Some of the most important…